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What to do in an emergency
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Emergency towing precautions
CAUTION - Automatic
transaxle
•
Turn the ignition switch to ACC so the
steering wheel isn’t locked.
• If the car is being towed with all
four wheels on the ground, it can
be towed only from the front. Be
sure that the transaxle is in neu-
tral. Be sure the steering is
unlocked by placing the ignition
switch in the ACC position. A
driver must be in the towed vehi-
cle to operate the steering and
brakes.
To avoid serious damage to the
automatic transaxle, limit the
vehicle speed to 15 km/h (10 mph)
and drive less than 1.5 km (1 mile)
when towing.
•
Place the transaxle shift lever in N
(Neutral).
•
•
Release the parking bake.
Press the brake pedal with more force
than usual since you will have reduced
brake performance.
•
•
More steering effort will be required
because the power steering system
will be disabled.
If you are driving down a long hill, the
brakes may overheat and brake per-
formance will be reduced. Stop often
and let the brakes cool off.
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•
•
Use a towing strap less than 5 m (16
feet) long. Attach a white or red cloth
(about 30 cm (12 inches) wide) in the
middle of the strap for easy visibility.
Drive carefully so that the towing strap
is not loose during towing.
•
Before towing, check the auto-
matic transaxle fluid leak under
your vehicle. If the automatic
transaxle
fluid is leaking, a
flatbed equipment or towing dolly
must be used.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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